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Deora Deora. The rear cover on the Fleetside was removed and

was replaced with an orange plastic ramp that was used
& Fleetside By Todd Burriss to shoot airplanes and Zopters. The Deora had the same
style ramp that was mounted to the bed. The Deora was
a Canadian issue only and has only been found in purple
and aqua.
interior of the bed. The cover was part of the interior and
they only came in black. The base was smooth metal with
side pipes under the rocker panels. The taillights were Custom Fleetside Prices Deora Prices
painted red, with the style and position changing three US Model US Model
times during production. The early HK factory issued trucks Color Mint Loose Mint BP Color Mint Loose Mint BP
featured more details than the US models. The tips of the Aqua $100.00 $240.00 Aqua $115.00 $300.00
injectors on the HK models were painted silver. The base Orange 120.00 265.00 Purple 125.00 325.00
was either painted on both the front and rear portions, or Purple 120.00 265.00 Antifreeze 135.00 350.00
just the rear portion. These variances can be found only on Gold 135.00 300.00 Gold 135.00 350.00
orange or purple versions since they were the first colors Green 135.00 300.00 Green 150.00 375.00
that were produced. The Custom Fleetside did not come Blue 160.00 335.00 Lime Yellow 200.00 475.00
Two Redline Custom Trucks designed by Harry Bentley in a lot of colors, but some can be extremely rare. Com- Antifreeze 175.00 375.00 Red 225.00 500.00
Bradley are the Custom Fleetside and the Deora. The Cus- mon HK models came in purple, orange, and aqua with Red 200.00 425.00 Blue 2,500.00 5,000.00
tom Fleetside was inspired by Harry’s personal truck that green and copper being hard to find. Rare HK colors are Copper 250.00 475.00
he customized from a 1964 Chevy El Camino. His truck blue and red. Common US colors are aqua, purple, and or- Lime Yellow 300.00 575.00 Hong Kong
was created with a California Custom styling of the time ange with red, antifreeze, copper, and blue being hard to Light Blue 1,650.00 3,500.00 Color Mint Loose Mint BP
and was the inspiration of the other 15 cars he designed. find. Rare colors are light ice blue. Brown is extremely rare Brown - Strip Action Set Only 2,000.00 N/A Antifreeze $75.00 $225.00
The Deora was a combination from a Dodge D-100 and because it was included in the Strip Action set but never Aqua 75.00 225.00
the back hatch of a 1960 Ford Station Wagon. These two came in a blister pack, and very few are known to exist. Hong Kong Mint Loose Mint BP Gold 75.00 225.00
trucks, with modifications, were later used in the produc- The store display color was aqua blue. Color Purple 85.00 240.00
tion of the Sky Show Play Sets. Aqua $85.00 $215.00 Orange 150.00 375.00
Orange 90.00 225.00
The Custom Fleetside was produced in both the United Like the Customer Fleetside, the Deora was produced Purple 90.00 225.00 Metal Button (H.K.) $5.00
States and Hong Kong factories. The two separate produc- in both US and HK factories with a few different styling Blue 225.00 475.00 Original Surfboard - Orange, Yellow and Reddish-Orange
tion factories created some differences. With both ver- changes. The US version incorporated the base as part Green 275.00 550.00 15.00
sions, the hood was fixed and had a power center bulge of the front bumper, headlights, and grill area. It also has Copper 375.00 725.00 US made Surfboards have a part number. Hong versions
with injectors sticking up. There was a large blacked-out a flat base and louvered headlights. The base on the HK Red 1,250.00 2,500.00 do not.
grill and a flat black painted roof. The versions also had version included the smooth headlights and the front Surfboards have been reproduced and also were available
a black plastic tonneau cover that rose up to reveal the Metal Button (H.K.) $5.00 with the release of the 25th Anniversary Deora.
bumper with the grill being part of the body. The taillights
paint was also higher up than the US version. Both castings Prices are estimates and may not reflect the current values,
came with a flat black painted tonneau type bed cover that
is part of the body. This area held two removable plastic
surfboards that were always yellow and reddish orange.
The interior in the US model had a dashboard, but the
HK model did not. The US model incorporated a steering
wheel that was part of the dashboard. The HK model had
no dashboard and the steering wheel was mounted to the
side door or in some cases did not have one at all. The
colors of the interiors are white, tan, dark brown, or black,
which is the hardest to find. The steering wheel was always
black on the HK model and same color as the interior for
the US model. There were not a lot of colors of the Deora
but some are fairly hard to find. Common HK models came
in antifreeze, purple, gold, and aqua. The rarest HK color
is orange. Very early production HK Deoras can be found
with partially painted bases. These cars are quite rare and
have been found only in antifreeze and gold. Common US
models are gold, purple, aqua, and antifreeze. Harder col-
ors are green, lime yellow, and red. Blue is really rare and
high value. The store display color was aqua blue.

Later these two custom trucks were in the Sky Show Play
Set known as the Sky Show Fleetside and the Sky Show

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